To honor Prince, and the now-deceased artist’s love for the Vikings, rapper J. Cole donned a custom Vikings jersey Sunday at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The jersey had Prince’s name and instead of a number, it featured the musician’s iconic symbol.
Prince was well-respected in the music community, for obvious reasons, but he also had a huge part in the sports community as well. He attended many games and had ties to a lot of the biggest names. He even has a well-documented history of being pretty good at basketball.
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Minnesota’s sports franchises — the Lynx, Vikings, Twins, Wild and Timberwolves — all paid their respects in various ways after his sudden death last week.
